Dark Times, Blue Lips, I Lay Down My Life For You, Samurai, RICHAXXHAITIAN, We Don’t Trust You, Please Don’t Cry, King of the Mischievous South, The Auditorium, Alligator Bites, Soul Burger, The Thief Next to Jesus… I mean may not compare to 2016, but to say it was dry is kind of crazy.
@ yeah I didn’t add GNX because it’s a given and they were already saying it was Kendrick’s year, and it was, and that beef definitely made things more exciting, but I don’t think the year having a slow start means that it is altogether dry,but I don’t know 🤷🏾♂️
I don’t think we should base these years off of singles and sales but more so quality and enjoyment. I love the releases of 2016 but 2024 edges out for me (even outside the beef) with the amount of great records to be released continuously whether mainstream or underground imo. Unrelated but this has been also a great for music across all genres even outside of hip hop
2018 is an underrated year: -Drake-Pusha T fued -Eminem-MGK fued -Earl's SRS -Kanye's 4-Album Drop (last year of releasing good albums imo) -Kanye West/Kendrick Lamar Brackets -Eminem's album -Lupe Fiasco -Meek Mills return
'Donda' has aged pretty well, tracks like 'Come to Life' and 'Life of the Party', 'Moon', 'Hurricane' are some of the best Kanye songs of his whole career. Also, the rollout and live performance art of the album was unseen in hip hop.
2024 has been such a goat year with all the OGs coming back its been amazing man it definitely beats 2016 for sure in my opinion plus Redman finally dropped the long awaited Muddy Waters Too Album today (Christmas Eve)
Kim gordon is from sonic youth, absolute legend BUT idk why it's really considered a hip hop album, I guess the beats have trap drums but thats kind of it
great video guys - i do think maybe the better debate point in a sense would’ve been “2024 is the best year of hip hop since 2016”. i reckon within the 8 years, everyone would have it as a top 3 years. also important to remember that the beef should be included in comparison to any year because it’s been the biggest in a while. discounting that does the debate some disservice. but was still a great video, just wanted to share my thoughts rather that to come across critical. merry christmas gang
2016 is a weird year to pick, 2017 had a lot more heat. 2024 was on fire cuz of the beef, but there wasn't a lot of great releases until the end of the year and gnx. 2022 on the other hand, was incredible: Marlon craft - while we're here Jid - the forever story Nas - kd3 Pusha - it's almost dry Kendrick - Mr morale Vince staples - Ramona park AB soul - herbert Loyle carner - hugo Kojey radical - reason to smile Joey badass - 2000 And a lot more. Magic by Nas came out 6 days before 2022 as well. 2022 is an all time year.
@@andyspendlove1019 Because 2017 was way better. Damn, All American Badass, Big Fish Theory, 4eva is a Mighty Long Time, 4:44, Gang Signs and Prayer, Yesterday's Gone, All the Beauty in this Whole World, Common Sense (J Hus).
2015 is better too. 2016 has nothing thst compares with TPAB. Then you also got b4da$$, darkest before the dawn, deeply rooted, summertime 06, tetsuo and youth. 2016 has better years with kendrick/Joey albums on both sides of it. I'm not a drake fan, but even his albums in 15 and 17 were both better than Views in 16.
2024 was definitely a great year and a much improved year than 2023. But, I think it is too early to compare it with other years, 2015, 2016, 2018, etc.
I feel like two different conversations are being had. 2024 hip hop didn't do the numbers like 2016 did but that's more to do with they way people are consuming music. Of course we had streaming in 2016 but the algorithm was not as bad as it is now. It's way easier to isolate yourself musically now and that has taken away some of the sense of community we once had that made us flock to albums when they drop. The Kendrick vs Drake beef was closest to achieving that moment again.
Heavy with Feefo on this. The rest of y'all basing SOLELY off of metrics respectfully is a disservice. Y'all said on your Top 10 lists it was a very strong year for hip-hop but now 2024 was dry? Nah smh
If you remember correctly this was recorded prior to the live and Rod added extra context during the live. He said once he has to make his list he noticed he skipped over a lot of underground artists so as a whole it was a good year but mainstream wise 2016 still edges it out for him
@directedbysunny aye appreciate the clarification Sonny 🙏🏽. I do agree that idk where this comparison came from & that 2016 got the slight cause of the mainstream drops. Kendrick's been the catalyst for a quallity stacked 2024, just the dry comment that rubbed wrong lol
I know its not the conventional kind of rap, but I gotta say the Irish trio called Kneecap have taken the UK / European rap circuit by storm, and are actively known as the first Irish speaking rap group, as well as having a biopic made about them which was out in cinemas. Think you should definitely check them out as they have quite a socio-politically charged backstory that is one to rival Public Enemy's great backstory! Also gotta give propers to Joey Valance and Brae, they have been dropping some awesome stuff this year too :)
2016 had more awesome rap albums A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service Gucci Mane - Everybody Looking YG - Still Brazy Ab-Soul - Do What Thou Wilt. ScHoolboy Q - Blank Face LP Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition Flatbush Zombies - 3001: A Laced Odyssey Kanye West - The Life of Pablo Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 3 Common - Black America Again Saba - Bucket List Project Noname - Telefone Vic Mensa - There's Alot Going On Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book Kendrick Lamar - untitled unmastered J. Cole - 4 Your Eyez Only De La Soul - ...And the Anonymous Nobody Royce da 5'9'' - Layers The Game - 1992 Masta Ace - The Falling Season 2 Chainz - ColleGrove Metro Boomin - Savage Mode Czarface - A Fistful of Peril Young Thug - Jeffery Ka - Honor Killed the Samurai Travis $cott - Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight Skepta - Konnichiwa J. Dilla - The Diary
2016 defeats 2024 but we will not go blind to the output of Artists like Boldy James, Curren$y, Future, Tyler the Creator, Common, Lil wayne, Starlito, Drake, Rod Wave, Don Trip, Eminem and REDMAN
I feel like this year was the best year musically because of the whole Kendrick & Drake beef, Kendrick dropped “GNX”, Future & Metro dropped “We Don’t Trust You”, ScHoolboy Q dropped one of his best albums since Blank Face LP which is “Blue Lips”, Vince Staples dropped “Dark Times”, Tyler the Creator dropped “Chromokopia”, Eminem dropped “The Death of Slim Shady” & the deluxe, Lupe dropped “Samurai”, LL Cool J dropped “The Force”, Doechii dropped “Alligator Bites Never Heal”, Ab-Soul dropped “Soul Burger”, J. Cole dropped “MDL” earlier this year and then dropped a audio series talking about his life and career then decides to drop his 3 classic mixtapes on DSPs & dropped 8 new bonus tracks off of 2014 FHD 10 year anniversary addition, not to mention the feature run this year even after his apology to Kendrick with the exception of “Grippy”, SZA just dropped her deluxe to “SOS” which is “Lana”, which should’ve been a whole separate album btw & Cordae dropped “The Crossroads”. This year was definitely not dry musically. All of my favorites were pretty much outside except A$AP Rocky & J.I.D who were the only 2 that I was hoping would drop an album this year but they didn’t. 2016 was definitely a memorable year, but I feel like this year was more interesting & fulfilling musically. 2015 was more of a better year musically than 2016 for me btw.
I’m with Feeefo.. The Auditorium, BLUE LIPS, Missionary, Alligators Bites Never Heal, Dark Times, We Don’t Like You, GNX, Bando Stone & The New World, Chromokopia, Might Delete Later, Take Care, Vultures 1, I Lay Down My Life For You, The Death of Slim Shady, Hardstone Pyscho… like be fr. May not be 2016.. but dry??
2024 had some monumental moments to say the least man, we still IN IT tho so we can't really say how we feel till it's gone, cos there weren't too many people claiming 2016 being a GREAT year in Hip Hop, till afterwards & I'm not even mad at it, masterpieces take time to understand man. Shout out to yall tho, Y'all team inspires me to do my thing man fr, can't front tho, To COMPARE both years... 2016 is top 5 best years for music. Hands down.
All you have to do is watch the 2016 DEHH top tens vs 2024 top tens. It’s hard for me to remember which of those 2016 albums I played a lot. I definitely was listening to more music back then.
2011: Watch the Throne, Section 80, Return of 4eva, LiveloveASAP, XXX, Take Care, Black Up, Oneirology, Black and Brown, Cold day in hell, Ambition, Exmilitary, Goblin. And that's just hiphop... dont' let me start including nostalgia ultra, house of balloons etc lol
As a hiphop music content creator , 2024 for a list of reasons is one of the best years in the 2000s. You guys are seriously over stating how 2024 had nothing but drake vs Kendrick. Make yall minds, is it quality or acclaim and sales? Cole dropped Damn near the whole TDE dropped Future dropped 3 albums All the mid major artists ransom to Benny bold etc dropped Vince dropped The women of rap did their thing in their moments
why are sales a part of this conversation? We got quality work, too much I'll even say in the underground. The case for a BIGGER year is a reach, but BETTER def can be made for 2024 if we constantly center this kind of convo around "big names" we're just stuck in this position where nothing can ever top past years. All the shit that came out under billy woods' label, Mach-Hommy, all the Blu joints, TDE comebacks, Lupe.... tf? Redman just dropped Muddy Waters Too today. This was a great year for ppl in tune, and that is what matters. I would rather have a lot to listen to than have the culture just waiting for "moments" where a bunch of normal people come in, have a good time, then leave. 2024 was like the late 90s and 00s where the mainstream kinda sucked, but the underground had a LOT of great shit. And that movement still LASTS to this day, unlike the come and go stuff. I dont need more Diddys and Hovs, that kind of "big names." We all saw this year what kind of road that bourgeois stuff goes down to. I want more ppl that can start stuff and build up over the years for their craft, not the bag. Idc what's poppin. That lost all meaning with Jack Harlow lol
I would like to see a part 2 where Rod reads the 2016 albums and when they released too. But you guys are right that Kendrick dominated this year. Also hot take: I think 2017 was better than 2016.
I think music as a WHOLE, not just hip hop, has been amazing this year. Way better than 2016. And I think thats where this original conversation started. Also, just cause Kendrick carried, don’t mean that it wasn’t a better year with him alone. I’ll take this kenny year over everything that dropped in 16 😂
2024 had a lot of amazing albums but a ton of albums had no success on the billboard chart. Like Blue Lips by Q, Samurai by Lupe, Mischievous South 2 by Denzel, Dark Times by Vince, Alligator Bites by Doechii, and Lay Down My Life by JPEG + a few more. All of those deserved way more success
I had Em’s album on repeat…the beef was captivating…Metro and future did their thing… Honorable mentions Big Sean, 21 savage, Benny, Kid Cudi, chief keef, future, Tyler, WESTSIDE Gunn, Lloyd banks, Snoop and Dre…
I don't understand how you can compare the impact of great albums from 8 years ago to albums that are not even 4 months old. I discovered a lot of great music this year that didn't chart at all. Y'all know good music takes time to makes true impact. Going by the numbers is wack
Going by only by Numbers is wack,But if if hip hop is struggling to move units and drop mainstream quality projects except for the vets what does that say about the genre?
2016 still wins but to me this year we one of the best years since then. I agree the first 2 months this year were kinda dull, but once March hit, it was pretty consistent. The beef definitely played a big part in this year's popularity, and around May and June, a lot of ppl were scared to drop bc that was the peak of the beef they didnt want their projects getting overshadowed lol. The last quarter of this year is why I think a lot of ppl wanna put it against 2016 bc SOOO many artists were dropping quality damn near everyweek.
I don't really understand what their criteria is. Is it albums that they liked, or albums that charted? I don't necesarilly care so much about the charts, but more so the quality of music that's been released in that year. If you liked a lot of the albums, that's what matters the most. How they perform on the charts never crosses my mind. I honestly don't know why it crosses anyones mind like that. If you like it, you like it.
This was a great year for underground & independent HipHop! We had Marco Plus: Solace Kenny Mason - 9 Caleb Gordon - The South Side of the Garden Ski Mask the Slump God - 11th Dimension Kijan Boone - Just 4 fun AktheSavior - U R Not Alone Mike - Pinball Denzel Curry - Kings of the Mischievous South Chester Watson - Monstisona Mavi - Shadowbox Common & Pete Rock - The Audiotorium Vol.1 Bones - Modern Architecture School Boy Q - Blue Lips Dom Kennedy- Class of 95 Kdot - gnx Killer mic AKtheSavior - Blessings in the grey 3 Smino - Maybe in Nirvana
2018 was that year. Earl, Westside Gunn, Royce, and Jpeg dropped their best albums. Kanye put out classics with Cudi and Pusha, Roc Marci dropped 3 albums, Astroworld was massive, i really fw Testing by Rocky, and Die Lit by Carti is a contemporary classic. Plus it had that Freddie, Currensy, and Alchemist tape. Then Drake and J Cole dropped big albums but they weren't my favs
Man the 40+ year old guys just dogged 2024 out. A complete bias throwing out Kendrick and Drake feud then proceeded to ish on tracks/albums that actually were good. When it comes to comparing these years you also gotta take into account that consuming music in 16 is wayyyyy different than it is in 24. People don’t listen to albums and stick with them anymore but the songs went crazy. The only reason I like 24 better is because of the feud but this year still stands a fighting chance without it
2016 gonna stay cause of the nostalgic , ain’t a bad thing tho but I feel like 2024 is just as great just the nostalgic and age is gonna play a big part of putting it over 2024
if the contest is that the beginning of the year was dry until 'we don't trust you,' then the two years should be compared from jan to march since that's when future and metro released.
Crazy that Feefo let them discount Kendricks album, the best or second best beef of all time that produced a ton of songs, Metro and Future, and anything else that dropped around the time of the beef, then asked him to start comparing from there.
2011 is the best year for hip hop in the last 20 years Section 80 Xxx Liveloveasap Watch the throne Cold day in hell Tru realigion Covert coup Rolling papers Goblin
Y'all not giving any recognition to JPEGMAFIA's new album really hurt my insides. It honestly could very well be the best hip hop album of 2024 I assume the crew haven't heard Joey Valence & Brae - No Hands yet but I feel it's 2nd best of the year. Those guys are whippin up mind blistering ballistic BANGERS. I understand missing these cuz of their studio transition period but these 2 projects seriously overpower all the other rap for this year and prop up 2024 big time. I'm also surprised they didn't mention these Mach Hommy - RICHAXXHAITIAN Freddie Gibbs - You Only Die 1nce Logic - Ultra 85 Rapsody - Please Don't Cry Common & Pete Rock - The Auditorium
2024 is more important because of how bad hip-hop was musically for the past 3 years overall. This year has provided a crazy amount of albums this year. Basing what the "regular people" say isn't a good metric...because look how the standard has changed for quality from 2016-2024. The 1st 2 months were try, but we were flooded after Feb. And you have to take into account that no new artists have broken through from 2016-2024....so that speaks on how the state of hip-hop has deteriorated. 2016 had a stronger year, but yall gotta at least provide context to yall points. The metric for album sales has drastically changed. The labels began consolidating, and music industry has been down (sales wise). Quality is always going to matter & context def matters.
I must have missed this trend of 2016 being the "go-to" year in Hip Hop, I personally would say 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2018 were stronger years in hip hop, tbh I'm not delved in hip hop as deeply as I used to be, but I could objectively look at things and say 2024 was strong
Take out Kendrick and Drake, mainstream hip hop is struggling. Go back to 2016 and look at all the hit singles and albums. Outside of Not Like Us and later the GNX stuff. Numbers wise Glorilla had a hit and the rest of the top 40 is country and the pop girlies.
The last three or four years underground & independent HipHop is where it's at. This year Marco Plus: Solace Kenny Mason - 9 Caleb Gordon - The South Side of the Garden Ski Mask the Slump God - 11th Dimension Kijan Boone - Just 4 fun AktheSavior - U R Not Alone Mike - Pinball Denzel Curry - Kings of the Mischievous South Chester Watson - Monstisona Mavi - Shadowbox Common & Pete Rock - The Audiotorium Vol.1 Bones - Modern Architecture School Boy Q - Blue Lips Dom Kennedy- Class of 95 Kdot - gnx Killer mic AKtheSavior - Blessings in the grey 3 Smino - Maybe in Nirvana
Dark Times, Blue Lips, I Lay Down My Life For You, Samurai, RICHAXXHAITIAN, We Don’t Trust You, Please Don’t Cry, King of the Mischievous South, The Auditorium, Alligator Bites, Soul Burger, The Thief Next to Jesus…
I mean may not compare to 2016, but to say it was dry is kind of crazy.
I would add GNX, Love Ominous World, Chromakopia, Cyberpunk Rhapsody, The Skeleton Key, The world is dog… Can’t say it was dry.
@ yeah I didn’t add GNX because it’s a given and they were already saying it was Kendrick’s year, and it was, and that beef definitely made things more exciting, but I don’t think the year having a slow start means that it is altogether dry,but I don’t know 🤷🏾♂️
Say it louder for the people at the back. This year has been 🔥. We’ve been blessed.
Feefo right, once again.
2024 was a great year for music. Not like 2016, but probably the best since.
2018 was more stacked in quality
2016 mad overrated, 2017 & 18 had way better releases.
I don’t think we should base these years off of singles and sales but more so quality and enjoyment. I love the releases of 2016 but 2024 edges out for me (even outside the beef) with the amount of great records to be released continuously whether mainstream or underground imo.
Unrelated but this has been also a great for music across all genres even outside of hip hop
2016 was a GOATED year. But, let's not forget about 2018. 2018 had hits just as the same as 2016
Fax
It was down hill from there
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@@seikoellis17Not really. There were still great albums that came out after 2016
2019 amazing album little Simz and Sampa the great little brother and brother ail and rapsody
@@seikoellis17 abysmal take, honestly
I'm with Feefo I'm ngl. In terms of musical quality 2024 is punching up there but yeah we're in an unfortunate time for hip hop
2018 is an underrated year:
-Drake-Pusha T fued
-Eminem-MGK fued
-Earl's SRS
-Kanye's 4-Album Drop (last year of releasing good albums imo)
-Kanye West/Kendrick Lamar Brackets
-Eminem's album
-Lupe Fiasco
-Meek Mills return
@@slylancey miss Mac Miller last album
Decent but 2016 was a great one!
I actually liked that Hov/Beyonce album too 😅 had it playing all summer in the car
'Donda' has aged pretty well, tracks like 'Come to Life' and 'Life of the Party', 'Moon', 'Hurricane' are some of the best Kanye songs of his whole career. Also, the rollout and live performance art of the album was unseen in hip hop.
First Pulitzer for rap…
How TF y'all let Feefo be the only one 2C this 🤓 He talkn albums y'all talking singles & moments !!!
This was a better year for Kendrick but 2016 was overall a better year for Hip-Hop.
Feefo balanced AF lately man. I’m glad he found his voice.
That thumbnail is cold as hell
A TRIBE CALLED QUEST!
love being this early for your conversations! happy holidays to everyone
That Kneecap album is fucking great. Hip hop in the Irish language. They might be nominated for an Oscar next year.
2016 had the amazing final album of ATCQ
Please tell me someone is gonna mention it 😭
2024 has been such a goat year with all the OGs coming back its been amazing man it definitely beats 2016 for sure in my opinion plus Redman finally dropped the long awaited Muddy Waters Too Album today (Christmas Eve)
Kim gordon is from sonic youth, absolute legend BUT idk why it's really considered a hip hop album, I guess the beats have trap drums but thats kind of it
great video guys - i do think maybe the better debate point in a sense would’ve been “2024 is the best year of hip hop since 2016”. i reckon within the 8 years, everyone would have it as a top 3 years. also important to remember that the beef should be included in comparison to any year because it’s been the biggest in a while. discounting that does the debate some disservice. but was still a great video, just wanted to share my thoughts rather that to come across critical. merry christmas gang
2016 is a weird year to pick, 2017 had a lot more heat. 2024 was on fire cuz of the beef, but there wasn't a lot of great releases until the end of the year and gnx. 2022 on the other hand, was incredible:
Marlon craft - while we're here
Jid - the forever story
Nas - kd3
Pusha - it's almost dry
Kendrick - Mr morale
Vince staples - Ramona park
AB soul - herbert
Loyle carner - hugo
Kojey radical - reason to smile
Joey badass - 2000
And a lot more. Magic by Nas came out 6 days before 2022 as well. 2022 is an all time year.
How is 2016 a weird year? Did you hear all the shit they listed 😂
@@andyspendlove1019 Because 2017 was way better. Damn, All American Badass, Big Fish Theory, 4eva is a Mighty Long Time, 4:44, Gang Signs and Prayer, Yesterday's Gone, All the Beauty in this Whole World, Common Sense (J Hus).
2016 is overrated, 2022, 2017, 2018 are all better
2015 is better too. 2016 has nothing thst compares with TPAB. Then you also got b4da$$, darkest before the dawn, deeply rooted, summertime 06, tetsuo and youth. 2016 has better years with kendrick/Joey albums on both sides of it. I'm not a drake fan, but even his albums in 15 and 17 were both better than Views in 16.
2015 competes with 2016 much better than 2024
2024 was definitely a great year and a much improved year than 2023. But, I think it is too early to compare it with other years, 2015, 2016, 2018, etc.
I feel like two different conversations are being had. 2024 hip hop didn't do the numbers like 2016 did but that's more to do with they way people are consuming music. Of course we had streaming in 2016 but the algorithm was not as bad as it is now. It's way easier to isolate yourself musically now and that has taken away some of the sense of community we once had that made us flock to albums when they drop. The Kendrick vs Drake beef was closest to achieving that moment again.
Heavy with Feefo on this. The rest of y'all basing SOLELY off of metrics respectfully is a disservice. Y'all said on your Top 10 lists it was a very strong year for hip-hop but now 2024 was dry? Nah smh
If you remember correctly this was recorded prior to the live and Rod added extra context during the live. He said once he has to make his list he noticed he skipped over a lot of underground artists so as a whole it was a good year but mainstream wise 2016 still edges it out for him
@directedbysunny aye appreciate the clarification Sonny 🙏🏽. I do agree that idk where this comparison came from & that 2016 got the slight cause of the mainstream drops. Kendrick's been the catalyst for a quallity stacked 2024, just the dry comment that rubbed wrong lol
I know its not the conventional kind of rap, but I gotta say the Irish trio called Kneecap have taken the UK / European rap circuit by storm, and are actively known as the first Irish speaking rap group, as well as having a biopic made about them which was out in cinemas. Think you should definitely check them out as they have quite a socio-politically charged backstory that is one to rival Public Enemy's great backstory!
Also gotta give propers to Joey Valance and Brae, they have been dropping some awesome stuff this year too :)
I'll check them out. My favorite UK rapper is Sainte
2016 had more awesome rap albums
A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service
Gucci Mane - Everybody Looking
YG - Still Brazy
Ab-Soul - Do What Thou Wilt.
ScHoolboy Q - Blank Face LP
Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition
Flatbush Zombies - 3001: A Laced Odyssey
Kanye West - The Life of Pablo
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 3
Common - Black America Again
Saba - Bucket List Project
Noname - Telefone
Vic Mensa - There's Alot Going On
Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book
Kendrick Lamar - untitled unmastered
J. Cole - 4 Your Eyez Only
De La Soul - ...And the Anonymous Nobody
Royce da 5'9'' - Layers
The Game - 1992
Masta Ace - The Falling Season
2 Chainz - ColleGrove
Metro Boomin - Savage Mode
Czarface - A Fistful of Peril
Young Thug - Jeffery
Ka - Honor Killed the Samurai
Travis $cott - Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight
Skepta - Konnichiwa
J. Dilla - The Diary
im glad you guys made this video, bc ive been feeling this way all year
2016 defeats 2024 but we will not go blind to the output of Artists like Boldy James, Curren$y, Future, Tyler the Creator, Common, Lil wayne, Starlito, Drake, Rod Wave, Don Trip, Eminem and REDMAN
2024 has been the best year for hip hop since 2018.
A “highly acclaimed” album don’t define how good it is🤦🏽♂️
So what does it define then? I'll wait!
2016 had atrocity exhibition, legit one of the best albums ever made. The Denzel album that came out that year was low key his best work too.
I feel like this year was the best year musically because of the whole Kendrick & Drake beef, Kendrick dropped “GNX”, Future & Metro dropped “We Don’t Trust You”, ScHoolboy Q dropped one of his best albums since Blank Face LP which is “Blue Lips”, Vince Staples dropped “Dark Times”, Tyler the Creator dropped “Chromokopia”, Eminem dropped “The Death of Slim Shady” & the deluxe, Lupe dropped “Samurai”, LL Cool J dropped “The Force”, Doechii dropped “Alligator Bites Never Heal”, Ab-Soul dropped “Soul Burger”, J. Cole dropped “MDL” earlier this year and then dropped a audio series talking about his life and career then decides to drop his 3 classic mixtapes on DSPs & dropped 8 new bonus tracks off of 2014 FHD 10 year anniversary addition, not to mention the feature run this year even after his apology to Kendrick with the exception of “Grippy”, SZA just dropped her deluxe to “SOS” which is “Lana”, which should’ve been a whole separate album btw & Cordae dropped “The Crossroads”. This year was definitely not dry musically. All of my favorites were pretty much outside except A$AP Rocky & J.I.D who were the only 2 that I was hoping would drop an album this year but they didn’t. 2016 was definitely a memorable year, but I feel like this year was more interesting & fulfilling musically. 2015 was more of a better year musically than 2016 for me btw.
I’m with Feeefo.. The Auditorium, BLUE LIPS, Missionary, Alligators Bites Never Heal, Dark Times, We Don’t Like You, GNX, Bando Stone & The New World, Chromokopia, Might Delete Later, Take Care, Vultures 1, I Lay Down My Life For You, The Death of Slim Shady, Hardstone Pyscho… like be fr. May not be 2016.. but dry??
2024 had some monumental moments to say the least man, we still IN IT tho so we can't really say how we feel till it's gone, cos there weren't too many people claiming 2016 being a GREAT year in Hip Hop, till afterwards & I'm not even mad at it, masterpieces take time to understand man. Shout out to yall tho, Y'all team inspires me to do my thing man fr, can't front tho, To COMPARE both years... 2016 is top 5 best years for music. Hands down.
All you have to do is watch the 2016 DEHH top tens vs 2024 top tens. It’s hard for me to remember which of those 2016 albums I played a lot. I definitely was listening to more music back then.
2011: Watch the Throne, Section 80, Return of 4eva, LiveloveASAP, XXX, Take Care, Black Up, Oneirology, Black and Brown, Cold day in hell, Ambition, Exmilitary, Goblin.
And that's just hiphop... dont' let me start including nostalgia ultra, house of balloons etc lol
As a hiphop music content creator , 2024 for a list of reasons is one of the best years in the 2000s. You guys are seriously over stating how 2024 had nothing but drake vs Kendrick. Make yall minds, is it quality or acclaim and sales?
Cole dropped
Damn near the whole TDE dropped
Future dropped 3 albums
All the mid major artists ransom to Benny bold etc dropped
Vince dropped
The women of rap did their thing in their moments
why are sales a part of this conversation? We got quality work, too much I'll even say in the underground. The case for a BIGGER year is a reach, but BETTER def can be made for 2024
if we constantly center this kind of convo around "big names" we're just stuck in this position where nothing can ever top past years. All the shit that came out under billy woods' label, Mach-Hommy, all the Blu joints, TDE comebacks, Lupe.... tf? Redman just dropped Muddy Waters Too today.
This was a great year for ppl in tune, and that is what matters. I would rather have a lot to listen to than have the culture just waiting for "moments" where a bunch of normal people come in, have a good time, then leave. 2024 was like the late 90s and 00s where the mainstream kinda sucked, but the underground had a LOT of great shit.
And that movement still LASTS to this day, unlike the come and go stuff. I dont need more Diddys and Hovs, that kind of "big names." We all saw this year what kind of road that bourgeois stuff goes down to.
I want more ppl that can start stuff and build up over the years for their craft, not the bag. Idc what's poppin. That lost all meaning with Jack Harlow lol
real shit, Ecstatic profile pic checks out
I would like to see a part 2 where Rod reads the 2016 albums and when they released too. But you guys are right that Kendrick dominated this year. Also hot take: I think 2017 was better than 2016.
Everyone saying 2024 is better post the year of your birth rn
Chromakopia, GNX, Blue Lips, i lay down my life for you
2016 is a real blur to me. The only album I remember really listening to that year was Tribe's.
where tf were you lmao
I think music as a WHOLE, not just hip hop, has been amazing this year. Way better than 2016. And I think thats where this original conversation started.
Also, just cause Kendrick carried, don’t mean that it wasn’t a better year with him alone. I’ll take this kenny year over everything that dropped in 16 😂
2024 had a lot of amazing albums but a ton of albums had no success on the billboard chart. Like Blue Lips by Q, Samurai by Lupe, Mischievous South 2 by Denzel, Dark Times by Vince, Alligator Bites by Doechii, and Lay Down My Life by JPEG + a few more. All of those deserved way more success
I had Em’s album on repeat…the beef was captivating…Metro and future did their thing…
Honorable mentions Big Sean, 21 savage, Benny, Kid Cudi, chief keef, future, Tyler, WESTSIDE Gunn, Lloyd banks, Snoop and Dre…
for me personally 2016 was all my youth and good times. while 2024 is my adulthood/ college life and maturity within the rap world
Same, I was 14 then and 22 now
Curren$y killed this year with those DJ Fresh albums.
Highly acclaimed doesn’t make it great tbh I feel like most peoples taste in music is horrible
I don't understand how you can compare the impact of great albums from 8 years ago to albums that are not even 4 months old. I discovered a lot of great music this year that didn't chart at all. Y'all know good music takes time to makes true impact. Going by the numbers is wack
Going by only by Numbers is wack,But if if hip hop is struggling to move units and drop mainstream quality projects except for the vets what does that say about the genre?
2016 still wins but to me this year we one of the best years since then. I agree the first 2 months this year were kinda dull, but once March hit, it was pretty consistent. The beef definitely played a big part in this year's popularity, and around May and June, a lot of ppl were scared to drop bc that was the peak of the beef they didnt want their projects getting overshadowed lol. The last quarter of this year is why I think a lot of ppl wanna put it against 2016 bc SOOO many artists were dropping quality damn near everyweek.
I don't really understand what their criteria is. Is it albums that they liked, or albums that charted? I don't necesarilly care so much about the charts, but more so the quality of music that's been released in that year. If you liked a lot of the albums, that's what matters the most. How they perform on the charts never crosses my mind. I honestly don't know why it crosses anyones mind like that. If you like it, you like it.
the 2010-19 run might never happen again for hip hop but it will be remembered
24 wins off the principle of addition by omission: no post malone and no dj khaled puts it over
2016 for sure. 2024 has been trash for Hip-Hop. Only mainstream rap though.
Bro literally
This was a great year for underground & independent HipHop! We had
Marco Plus: Solace
Kenny Mason - 9
Caleb Gordon - The South Side of the Garden
Ski Mask the Slump God - 11th Dimension
Kijan Boone - Just 4 fun
AktheSavior - U R Not Alone
Mike - Pinball
Denzel Curry - Kings of the Mischievous South
Chester Watson - Monstisona
Mavi - Shadowbox
Common & Pete Rock - The Audiotorium Vol.1
Bones - Modern Architecture
School Boy Q - Blue Lips
Dom Kennedy- Class of 95
Kdot - gnx
Killer mic
AKtheSavior - Blessings in the grey 3
Smino - Maybe in Nirvana
Ken not knowing Kim Gordon or Kneecap is very American behavior
2018 was that year. Earl, Westside Gunn, Royce, and Jpeg dropped their best albums. Kanye put out classics with Cudi and Pusha, Roc Marci dropped 3 albums, Astroworld was massive, i really fw Testing by Rocky, and Die Lit by Carti is a contemporary classic. Plus it had that Freddie, Currensy, and Alchemist tape. Then Drake and J Cole dropped big albums but they weren't my favs
Damn, I thought this was an authentic hip-hop channel talking about billboard charts and that it was “a dry year “CRAZY
Man stop this corny elitism. The “dryness” is in reference to the mainstream, and it is objectively lacking. You sound so annoyingly pretentious
It's important to remember that Ab-Soul dropped the album of the year in both 2016 and 2024.
Man the 40+ year old guys just dogged 2024 out. A complete bias throwing out Kendrick and Drake feud then proceeded to ish on tracks/albums that actually were good. When it comes to comparing these years you also gotta take into account that consuming music in 16 is wayyyyy different than it is in 24. People don’t listen to albums and stick with them anymore but the songs went crazy. The only reason I like 24 better is because of the feud but this year still stands a fighting chance without it
2016 gonna stay cause of the nostalgic , ain’t a bad thing tho but I feel like 2024 is just as great just the nostalgic and age is gonna play a big part of putting it over 2024
2020s haven’t had a year till this one (for Kendrick only) that had so much momentum that it spilled over to the next year..2011 - 19 was crazy
2016/2017 were great years
if the contest is that the beginning of the year was dry until 'we don't trust you,' then the two years should be compared from jan to march since that's when future and metro released.
Crazy, i was going through things in 2016 but the only album i really took from that year was Royce's Layers
I’m going 2024 but I’m old. Common, LL Cool J, Lupe Fiasco, Ghostface, Dogg Pound, Em, Snoop & Dre.
Crazy that Feefo let them discount Kendricks album, the best or second best beef of all time that produced a ton of songs, Metro and Future, and anything else that dropped around the time of the beef, then asked him to start comparing from there.
2011 is the best year for hip hop in the last 20 years
Section 80
Xxx
Liveloveasap
Watch the throne
Cold day in hell
Tru realigion
Covert coup
Rolling papers
Goblin
And pacdiv for those who know
Yall need to peep 2018:Nipsey hussle victory lap/Benny Tana talk 3/westside Gunn supreme bilenetele/Royce book of Ryan. Etc
Katt Williams changed Hiphop at the start of the year 😂😂😂😂
everybody should’ve looked at their top 10 list from 2016 and this year and compared. besides Ken cause mans got Yeat on there lmao
2016 > 2024 for sure
Pretty much all mid 2010s years were better than this year. 24 was kinda mid.
I would love to hear Ken’s opinion on the Kim Gordon album 😅
Y'all not giving any recognition to JPEGMAFIA's new album really hurt my insides. It honestly could very well be the best hip hop album of 2024
I assume the crew haven't heard Joey Valence & Brae - No Hands yet but I feel it's 2nd best of the year. Those guys are whippin up mind blistering ballistic BANGERS. I understand missing these cuz of their studio transition period but these 2 projects seriously overpower all the other rap for this year and prop up 2024 big time.
I'm also surprised they didn't mention these
Mach Hommy - RICHAXXHAITIAN
Freddie Gibbs - You Only Die 1nce
Logic - Ultra 85
Rapsody - Please Don't Cry
Common & Pete Rock - The Auditorium
bracket? 👀
Kim Gordon was the bass player from Sonic Youth. She's a solo artist now.
2024 the year the owl got buried
If you go back to the review for DE 2016 top 10 albums Ken thought it was a mid year for hip hop 😂😂
"Im on wikipedia bro"
Just throwing out the Vince and Denzel albums from 24. Man nothings gonna make yall happy
2024 is more important because of how bad hip-hop was musically for the past 3 years overall. This year has provided a crazy amount of albums this year. Basing what the "regular people" say isn't a good metric...because look how the standard has changed for quality from 2016-2024. The 1st 2 months were try, but we were flooded after Feb. And you have to take into account that no new artists have broken through from 2016-2024....so that speaks on how the state of hip-hop has deteriorated. 2016 had a stronger year, but yall gotta at least provide context to yall points. The metric for album sales has drastically changed. The labels began consolidating, and music industry has been down (sales wise). Quality is always going to matter & context def matters.
I must have missed this trend of 2016 being the "go-to" year in Hip Hop, I personally would say 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2018 were stronger years in hip hop, tbh I'm not delved in hip hop as deeply as I used to be, but I could objectively look at things and say 2024 was strong
man
CMON
2016'S TRIBE'S ALBUM!!!!!
2018 was one of them years too
2018 is the year to beat
2011 smokes it.
REDMAN Muddy Waters Too Album Review?? 👀👀
2016 was a GOAT 🐐 year (2018, tho not mentioned was also solid) tho 2024 was incredibly solid too
Bro ken gotta know who kim gordon is lol. Must have listened to daydream nation at least 1 time lol. Gotta get myke back on the show... damn
“Damn”
- Myke C Town
2022 next question
2024 is better. People love Nostalgia though
That's what I'm saying
Easy answer it’s 2016 this video shouldn’t have even been made lol
2024 wasn't anything special at all
yep
Saying 2024 is a dry year for hip hop is crazy!
2016 sounds iight....like it's coo
Take out Kendrick and Drake, mainstream hip hop is struggling. Go back to 2016 and look at all the hit singles and albums. Outside of Not Like Us and later the GNX stuff. Numbers wise Glorilla had a hit and the rest of the top 40 is country and the pop girlies.
The last three or four years underground & independent HipHop is where it's at. This year
Marco Plus: Solace
Kenny Mason - 9
Caleb Gordon - The South Side of the Garden
Ski Mask the Slump God - 11th Dimension
Kijan Boone - Just 4 fun
AktheSavior - U R Not Alone
Mike - Pinball
Denzel Curry - Kings of the Mischievous South
Chester Watson - Monstisona
Mavi - Shadowbox
Common & Pete Rock - The Audiotorium Vol.1
Bones - Modern Architecture
School Boy Q - Blue Lips
Dom Kennedy- Class of 95
Kdot - gnx
Killer mic
AKtheSavior - Blessings in the grey 3
Smino - Maybe in Nirvana
Hip-Hop Is Dead (2006)
facts it was super dry first 2-3 months
2018 was better then both of them imo….
But what we’re NOT gonna do Mr Ken is disrespect Tierra Whack, that album was GREAT 🔥🔥🔥
2016 had more great music..but also alot more whack music than 2024 imo. The lil yachtys and lil xanaxes an them where the worst era of hip hop imo
2016 has Atrocity Exhibition, Blonde, and TLOP. No album in 2024 is better than these albums.
2016 was the beginning of rap truly being mainstream, plus the artists coming out at the time molded the sound we have today.
Hip hop has been mainstream since the 80s
…Bruh
@@Newportnews98no it hasn’t 😂
@kmdunruly yes, it was.
I think hip hop became mainstream in the 90s with Tupac and biggie but it didn’t become the dominant genre until like the early 2010s